Karma Trumps Feng Shui in China

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Feb. 13 – Every Friday afternoon we feature the best weekly article from China Expat that bridges the gap between China business and culture. We hope you’ll find it interesting and enjoyable.

Karma Beats Feng Shui
Businessmen from Harbin to Hong Kong spend ungodly sums on feng shui. After consulting the most sought-after geomancers, they build artificial waterfalls in front of their office buildings, and plunk massive jade carvings in their foyers, all to direct good fortune their way. They’re gambling that all this good feng shui will cancel out the bad karma of breaking contracts and other commercial skullduggery. But as this ancient story shows, all the mystical qi-directing in the world doesn’t overcome the force of our actions.

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